BenQ TH585P 1080p HDR 3500 ANSI Lumens Home Cinema Projector

At 3,500 ANSI lumens, the BenQ TH585P sits in a genuinely useful brightness tier for home cinema projectors — bright enough to hold a watchable image in a room that isn't perfectly blacked out, which is where most living rooms actually land. That matters because the majority of 1080p projectors under £400 top out around 2,200 lumens, meaning you're either drawing the curtains or squinting. Pair that output with HDR support and a low input lag of around 16.67ms at 1080p/60Hz, and this unit pulls double duty as a gaming display in a way that cheaper rivals simply can't match.

Who Is This For?

This projector suits someone who wants a large-screen experience in a multipurpose room — a living room used during daylight hours, a games room, or a garage cinema setup where light control is imperfect. It's particularly well matched to console gamers who want a big image without sacrificing responsiveness. If you're building a dedicated, fully darkened home cinema and prioritise deep contrast over brightness, a darker room will expose this projector's average black levels, and you'd be better served looking at a different class of display. Our TV and audio deals guide covers alternatives worth comparing.

What Buyers Say

Owners consistently praise the brightness as genuinely delivering on its spec sheet — a claim that doesn't always hold for rival brands at this price point. The colour accuracy out of the box gets strong marks for sports and gaming content specifically. The most repeated criticism, however, is fan noise: at full brightness the cooling system is audible in quiet scenes, which can break immersion during films. It's not a dealbreaker, but it's a real-world limitation worth knowing before you buy.

The Deal

Currently priced at £399, down from £599, the £200 saving looks compelling on paper — but this product is newly tracked, so there's no price history to confirm whether £599 was a genuine long-term retail price or a short-lived high before the cut. Treat the "was" figure with appropriate scepticism until more data accumulates. At £399 the hardware is competitive for its brightness class regardless; just don't rush purely because the discount looks large.